Consumer Fraud

District Attorney Dave Young is committed not only to prosecuting perpetrators of crime but also preventing those crimes from occurring in the first place. The District Attorney’s Office is committed to educating consumers and offers free seminars on fraud and identity theft prevention.

For information about consumer fraud prevention and economic crime prevention, click on the on the PDF above. If you want to schedule a fraud or identity theft prevention seminar contact:

The office also issues consumer alerts whenever the District Attorney learns of scams that are operating in this area. The alerts are distributed by e-mail, Twitter and Facebook to news media outlets, community organizations, businesses, faith communities, homeowner associations and other groups. The alerts are also posted on our website.

We encourage people who believe they have been victimized by a consumer fraud scam to contact their local police agency to report possible criminal activity. Most consumer fraud prosecutions begin with a consumer’s report to police, followed by an investigation and presentation of the case to the district attorney for filing of formal charges.

Economic crime investigators in the district attorney’s office mainly investigate and assist in the prosecution of complex white-collar crime which can include:

Contractor fraud

Loan/mortgage fraud

Investment/securities fraud

Complex identity theft/ identity theft rings

Public corruption

Civil forfeiture

If you believe you are a victim of identity theft you should report it immediately to your local police agency. They will assign a case/incident number to your report which you will need to provide to your banks, credit card companies and credit reporting agencies.